# NTSB Accident NYC97LA067
> **Piper PA-12** · 1997-03-28 · CLAYTON LAKE, ME, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** NYC97LA067
- **Event ID:** 20001208X07622
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-03-28
- **Location:** CLAYTON LAKE, ME, USA
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 2
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-12
- **Registration:** N2852M
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed while maneuvering, which resulted in an inadvertent stall, and uncontrolled descent to the frozen lake surface.

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